Villa Maria Retirement Center sits at 3905 Kingston St, Lake Charles, LA, and covers a broad range of senior living options like assisted living, independent living, nursing home care, and memory care. The community has studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments, plus semi-private, private rooms, and memory care studios, so folks can pick from different setups with heating, air conditioning, and safety features such as handicap access, smoke detectors, sprinkler systems, and emergency call systems. Many of the apartments have kitchens or kitchenettes, washers and dryers, cable TVs, telephone connections, and even private balconies or big closets if someone needs space for their things, and staff are always there to help with things like cleaning, maintenance, and repairs, while laundry and dry cleaning come included, which can make daily life easier and less work for everybody.
Meals at Villa Maria feature three chef-prepared dishes each day, with the option for room service, and the dining room stays open for folks who want to eat and chat together, with tea, coffee, and snacks free at all hours, and even guests are welcome during meals, helped by guest parking. Personal care services stretch from help with dressing, bathing, grooming, to direct medication support, and medical help like podiatry, wound care, diabetic care, and occupational therapy is on-site. There's 24-hour emergency monitoring and staff ready if something goes wrong, plus transportation for appointments or outings, so no one's stranded or left behind.
Activities stack up every week, with bingo, games, Wii bowling, walking groups, art projects, movies, and events filling common rooms and outdoor areas, and the Family Life Community Center next door lets residents use its gym, heated pool, walking track, indoor jogging, whirlpools, spas, saunas, and sports courts for free - all helpful for keeping active or meeting friends. Spiritual care includes daily Mass, weekly church services, and regular Bible study for anyone who wants that sort of support, held without leaving home, which a lot of folks appreciate. The building has both indoor and outdoor common areas, activity and game rooms, guest parking, private dining spaces, and on-site Wi-Fi for internet, so there are places to gather or find a little peace, depending on what's needed that day.
The memory care program aims to keep residents safe and engaged, trying to prevent wandering and reduce confusion for folks with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, and everyone gets a care plan that changes if needs change. Assisted living offers help with daily tasks so residents can stay independent, and the nursing section gives more medical help for people needing regular care, with private and semi-private room pricing set between $5,000 and $7,000 per month in the nursing home, memory care studios from $3,200 to $4,500, and assisted living apartments ranging from $1,500 to $5,000 a month depending on room size and setup.
Villa Maria features a barbershop and beauty salon, weekly linen and housekeeping, scheduled transportation for errands or appointments, and pest control. There's free parking for residents and guests, a security system, and the team on site includes not only care staff, nurses, and aides but also managers, bookkeepers, and supervisors who keep the whole place running from behind the scenes. The staff has a reputation for being friendly and kind, offering help with a smile, and making sure everyone feels welcome, which probably matters more than anything else when picking someplace to live.
Awards like Best of Senior Living and Best Activities in Senior Living recognize Villa Maria for both care and how much engagement they provide, and the community holds different wellness, arts, education, and social programs so people don't feel stuck or bored. For folks who want spiritual, social, or physical activity, there's a lot happening every day and more off-site trips if someone's interested. Villa Maria Retirement Center mainly aims to give seniors a safe, comfortable place to live with enough care, company, and activity to help life keep moving forward, and encourages folks or families to stop by or look around when deciding on what's next.
